Synthesis of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) by human monocytes in vitro

Research Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Ministry of Health of the Belorussian SSR, Minsk. Institute of Experimental Hematology and Biotechnology, All-Union Hematologic Scientific Center, Moscow. (Presented by Academician of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR E. A. Zotikov.) Translated from Byulleten' Éksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 112, No. 9, pp. 287–289, September, 1991.     

大鼠心脏和肾脏多巴胺D_1A受体mRNA水平与大鼠年龄的关系

目的　观察了幼年、成年及老年大鼠心、肾组织中的多巴胺 D1 A受体 m RNA水平的变化 ,借以阐明外周多巴胺 D1 A受体与年龄变化的关系。方法　采用了反转录 -多聚酶链反应 (RT- PCR)方法。结果　以D1 A受体与 β- actin吸光度值之比表示组织中 D1 A受体 m RNA水平 ,以 3个月龄大鼠 m RN A水平为 10 0 % ,10 d龄大鼠 m RNA水平为 (6 1± 6 ) % (P<0 .0 5 ) ,18个月龄为 (6 9± 11) % (P<0 .0 5 ) ,10 d龄大鼠肾脏 m RNA为 (49± 8) % (P<0 .0 5 ) ,18个月龄大鼠为 (5 2± 7) % (P<0 .0 5 )。提示 10 d龄及 18个月龄大鼠心脏及肾脏 D1 A受体m RNA水平较 3个月龄大鼠明显下降 (P<0 .0 5 )。结论　 1外周 D1 A受体与中枢多巴胺受体相似 ,也有明显的年龄依赖性特征。2外周多巴胺受体的年龄相关性影响 ,提示多巴胺类药物对不同年龄段患者的效果可能有所不同 ,应引起临床用药的注意     

吗啡依赖及戒断大鼠糖皮质激素及其受体mRNA表达水平的改变

目的:研究慢性吗啡处理和吗啡戒断对大鼠血清中ACTH及其受体mRNA表达水平的影响。方法:利用放射免疫法测定吗啡依赖及戒断大鼠血清中ACTH及皮质醇的浓度;利用核酸分子杂交技术研究下丘脑糖皮质激素受体(GR)基因表达的改变情况。结果:(1)吗啡依赖组大鼠血清中ACTH及皮质醇的浓度明显低于对照组;戒断d1大鼠血清ACTH浓度仍明显低于对照组(P<0.01),但血清皮质醇的浓度则明显高于对照组(P<0.01);戒断d7大鼠血清ACTH浓度与对照组比较,无显著性差异(P>0.05),而血清皮质醇的浓度仍略高于对照组(P<0.05);(2)吗啡依赖组大鼠下丘脑GR基因表达水平下降(P<0.05),戒断组大鼠GR的基因表达均高于对照组,但无显著性差异(P>0.05)。结论:吗啡类物质的长期使用可以对下丘脑-垂体-肾上腺轴的激素分泌功能及GR的基因表达产生明显的抑制作用。     

补肾益气清热方对溴隐亭致低PRL大鼠流产模型蜕膜PRLR、PR、ER mRNA的影响

目的 :从基因转录水平探讨补肾益气清热中药对溴隐亭致低 PRL流产大鼠模型的 PRLR、PR、ER m RNA在蜕膜上表达的影响 ,同时观察血中 PRL、P、E2 的动态变化。方法 :采用 RT- PCR方法行半定量图像分析 ,观察溴隐亭致低 PRL流产大鼠模型组 ( A组 )与模型 +中药保胎组 ( A+ H组 )之间 PRLR、PR、ER m RNA表达的差异 ;放免法测定血清 PRL、P、E2 的水平。结果 :A组蜕膜PRLR、PR m RNA表达明显低于 A+ H组 ( P<0 .0 1 ) ,ER m RNA表达两组间无显著性差异 ( P>0 .0 5 ) ;A组流产率为 67% ,而 A+ H组流产率仅为 1 7% ,差异有显著性 ;A组孕 7～ 1 0 d血清PRL、P水平显著低于 A+ H组 ( P<0 .0 5 )。结论 :溴隐亭可导致血清 PRL、P水平下降 ,且下调早孕大鼠蜕膜 PRLR、PR m RNA的表达而导致流产发生 ,补肾益气清热方可能通过促进 PRL、P分泌 ,上调 PRLR、PR m RNA的表达 ,恢复正常的妊娠微环境而起到保胎作用。     

Osteoblast Gene Expression in Rat Long Bones: Effects of Ovariectomy and Dihydrotestosterone on mRNA Levels

The steroid sex hormones exert major effects on bone formation although the molecular events associated with their activity remain unclear. We have investigated the effects of ovariectomy and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) administration to both sham-operated and ovariectomized (ovx) rats on the bone mRNA levels of osteoblast genes. Rats were randomly allocated to either sham or ovariectomy operations and were administered either vehicle or 40 mg/kg body weight DHT by silastic tube implants at the time of operation for 8 weeks, at which time they were killed and total RNA was extracted from the long bones. Northern blot analysis indicated that the mRNA levels of the bone cell genes α1(I) collagen, alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, and osteopontin were markedly increased in ovx rats between 6- and 30-fold. DHT administration to ovary-intact, estrogen-sufficient rats increased the mRNA levels of α1(I) collagen, alkaline phosphatase, osteopontin, and osteocalcin between 3- and 9-fold. In contrast, DHT did not alter levels of these mRNA species in ovx rats. The data demonstrate that estrogen deficiency increased mRNA levels of genes expressed during osteoblast development and suggest an interplay between estrogen and androgen action in regulating the expression of a number of bone cell genes. Received: 20 May 1999 / Accepted: 21 January 2000     

针刺对吗啡戒断大鼠脑组织一氧化氮合酶基因表达的影响

目的 :观察针刺对吗啡戒断大鼠脑组织神经元一氧化氮合酶基因 (nNOSmRNA)表达的影响 ,探讨针刺改善戒断症状的分子生物学机理。方法 :建立大鼠吗啡自然戒断模型 ,运用逆转录聚合酶链反应 (RT PCR)测定戒断大鼠脑组织nNOSmRNA的表达。观察戒断后 ,针刺“足三里”和一氧化氮合酶 (NOS)抑制剂L N 硝基精氨酸 (L NAME)对吗啡戒断大鼠戒断症状和脑组织nNOSmRNA表达的影响。结果 :戒断组nNOSmRNA表达增加 ,针刺组和L NAME组nNOSmRNA表达比戒断组减少。针刺组戒断积分比戒断组少 ,组间差异显著 (P <0 .0 1 )。结论 :针刺“足三里”穴具有抑制吗啡戒断大鼠脑组织nNOSmRNA表达的作用 ,提示这可能是针刺改善吗啡戒断症状的一个重要机制。     

肝组织多药耐药基因高表达与结肠癌肝转移的相关性研究

目的　探索早期检测肝组织多药性耐药基因对结肠癌肝转移的预测价值。方法　取裸鼠 4 0只 ,用人结肠癌SW4 80细胞系制作裸鼠原位结肠癌肝转移模型。模型建立的第 10天肝活检取左右肝叶各2mm3 组织 ,用实时荧光定量PCR方法检测多药耐药基因 (multidrugresistancegene,mdr- 1mRNA)的表达 ;模型建立的第 5周观察裸鼠肝脏是否形成肉眼转移灶。结果　经实时荧光定量RT -PCR检测肝活检组织mdr- 1基因 ,在存活的 36只裸鼠中 2 2例高表达 ,平均CT值 (Cyclethreshold ,即反应管内的荧光信号到达设定的域值时所经历的循环数 )为 2 5 90 1,平均拷贝数为 4 2 7× 10 7/ugRNA ,并高表达的 2 2只裸鼠均有肉眼肝转移灶形成 (10 0 % ) ;mdr - 1基因低表达 (平均CT值 33 36 8,平均拷贝数 2 11× 10 5)及无表达的 14只裸鼠中 ,仅 1例形成肉眼肝转移灶 (7 1% ) ,其余 13例均无肉眼肝转移灶形成 (P <0 0 1)。结论　结肠癌肝活检肿瘤细胞mdr- 1mRNA基因高表达与异时的肝转移灶形成有明显的相关性 ,提示检测结肠癌肝组织多药性耐药基因的高表达可以预测异时的肝转移灶形成。     

Peripheral blood circulating cytokeratin-19 mRNA-positive cells after the completion of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with operable breast cancer.

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic significance of the molecular detection of cytokeratin 19 (CK-19) mRNA-positive cells in the peripheral blood of women with operable breast cancer after the completion of adjuvant chemotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Blood from 161 patients with stage I and II breast cancer, obtained after the completion of adjuvant chemotherapy, was tested by nested RT-PCR for CK-19 mRNA detection. Using univariate and multivariate analyses possible interactions with other prognostic factors and association of CK-19 mRNA detection with risk of relapse, disease-free interval (DFI) and overall survival were investigated. RESULTS: After completion of adjuvant chemotherapy, 27.3% of patients had peripheral blood CK-19 mRNA-positive cells; there was no association of this finding with any other prognostic factors or the type of chemotherapy regimen used. For patients with less than four involved axillary lymph nodes the risk of relapse was 3.81 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.06-13.71] times higher, and the DFI was significantly reduced (P = 0.028) if CK-19 mRNA-positive cells were detectable in the blood after the completion of adjuvant chemotherapy. In contrast, for patients with four or more involved lymph nodes, the presence of CK-19 mRNA-positive cells after adjuvant chemotherapy did not significantly affect the risk of relapse or DFI. Furthermore, the risk of relapse was higher (hazards ratio 3.70; 95% CI 1.09-13.89) and the DFI was reduced (P = 0.022) for patients with detectable CK-19 mRNA-positive cells following adjuvant cyclophosphamide, methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil (CMF) as compared with epirubicin, cyclophosphamide and 5-fluorouracil (FEC) or sequential taxotere-epirubicin and cyclophosphamide (T/EC) chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS: The detection of CK-19 mRNA-positive cells in the peripheral blood after adjuvant chemotherapy may be of clinical relevance for patients with early breast cancer and less than four involved axillary lymph nodes.     

益气化瘀补肾法对颈椎病动物椎间盘病理变化与Ⅱ型胶原mRNA表达的影响

目的 :观察益气化瘀补肾法对颈椎病动物退变椎间盘病理变化及髓核Ⅱ型胶原mRNA表达的影响。方法 :把健康成年新西兰大白兔随机分为益气化瘀补肾组、消炎痛组、模型对照组和正常对照组 ,运用静力平衡失调颈椎病动物模型 ,造成动物椎间盘的退变 ,然后分别喂以相应药物或医用淀粉胶囊 ,观察24周后 ,取颈6/7椎间盘 ,用HE染色法观测椎间盘组织病理变化 ,用生物素标记原位杂交法观测椎间盘髓核组织内细胞Ⅱ型胶原mRNA的表达 ,并运用图像分析仪对其进行数据转换 ,采用SPSS统计软件分析。结果 :益气化瘀补肾法对退变椎间盘病理变化的影响不显著 ,但对椎间盘髓核组织内Ⅱ型胶原mRNA表达的影响有显著作用。结论 :益气化瘀补肾法对颈椎病动物退变椎间盘髓核组织胶原的形成过程的环节有正面影响。